Some practice interviews – Part 1
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CHRIS: Good morning.
NANCY: Good morning.
CHRIS: My name is Chris Cavey. Can you tell me your full
name, please?
NANCY: My full name is [NAME].
CHRIS: Thank you. And what shall I call you?
NANCY: You can call me Nancy.
CHRIS: And can you tell me where you’re from?
NANCY: I’m from Shenzhen and I’m from a city called
Shenzhen. It’s a city near Hong Kong. It’s a very developed city.
CHRIS: Okay. Can I see you identification, please?
NANCY: Yes.
CHRIS: Thank you, that’s fine. Now, in this first part, I’d
like to ask you some questions about
yourself. Let’s talk about what you do. Do you work or are
you a student?
NANCY: Yeah, actually I’m a student in Manchester now, yeah,
and I’m taking foundation year,yes.
CHRIS: What do you study?
NANCY: I’m studying Business. It’s about politics, economics
and math so …
CHRIS: And do you think your subject is popular?
NANCY: Yeah, it’s quite popular among Chinese and Chinese
always, are always interested in
Business and this is very popular subject also in China.
CHRIS: Will you stay in touch with the people you are
studying with in the future?
NANCY: Yeah, for sure, ‘cause people I met here, they are
all from different countries and provinces in China and I think it’s quite good opportunity
for me to get in touch with them. It’s also very good for my future development … yeah.
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CHRIS: Good morning.
ANITA: Good morning.
CHRIS: My name’s Chris Cavey. Can you tell me your full name
My name is [NAME].
CHRIS: And can you tell me where you’re from?
ANITA: I’m from Indonesia.
CHRIS: Can I see your identification, please? … Thank you,
that’s fine. Now, in this first part, I’d like
to ask you some questions about yourself. Let’s talk about
what you do. Do you work or are you a student?
ANITA: I work. I’m working as a kindergarden teacher. I
teach children aged four to five years old.
CHRIS: And do you like your work?
ANITA: I like it, well probably, I love it but, you know,
there’s always a bit of upside and downside in every work, so … but yeah, enjoy it.
CHRIS: And do you plan to keep this job for a long time?
ANITA: Yes, I think if I can, yes. I think it’s quite a
stable job. There is not much of, you know, office politics going on there and I think working with
children is, is good for me. It make me feel a bit more patient and lots of people say that will keep you
young, so yes, I will keep the job.
CHRIS: Okay. Let’s talk about activities. What was your
favourite activity when you were a child?
NANCY: My favourite activity? I think it … I liked go
swimming with my parents and to go to the seaside and I liked the beach and waves.
CHRIS: Why?
NANCY: Looks good and very peaceful and then like, ‘cause I
live in the centre, central of city, you know, very crowded and noisy. But when you go drive in
to somewhere else very far away
from the city you feel something different and then the
seaside also very good.
CHRIS: And did you prefer doing indoor or outdoor activities
when you were younger?
NANCY: I think I preferred outdoor activities. Yeah. It
feels more free, like freedom.
CHRIS: Okay. Are children these days more active than
previous generations?
NANCY: I don’t think so ‘cause many distractions like phone
and computers are created like
more, more social media distracts children so they tend to
stay at home rather than going out.
CHRIS: And what activities would you encourage a young
person to do?
NANCY: Hiking and …
CHRIS: Why?
NANCY: …this is very challenging for children and I think
when you achieve, when you hike to the
peak, you will feel like you’ve achieved your goals and I
think it
